Drought
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The latest climate outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center show that for February and the February-March period, most of the Southeast are likely to continue to experience lingering effects from the dying La Niña, including above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Because of this, drought conditions are expected to remain in northern Georgia and…
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When farmers are looking for feed for their cattle due to drought or other shortages, they use a variety of products to supplement their feed. I was interested to read this story about a spilled truck full of red Skittles that was on its way to be ground up and used as a cattle feed…
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The CoCoRaHS blog this week has a good description of how recent rains in California have affected the drought there. While northern California is now drought-free, southern California is still in drought, with a few areas even still in exceptional drought. You can read the blog at https://cocorahs.blogspot.com/2017/01/no-such-thing-as-free-lunch.html.
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows no changes in the drought status across the Southeast this week. However, rainy conditions coming up in the next few days may lead to further reductions in the drought status in next week’s monitor, so stay tuned!
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that all drought has been removed from Florida, leaving just a few patches of abnormally dry conditions. Similarly, drought in southern Georgia has also been reduced, but most of northern Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas remain unchanged from last week. In the next week, most of the…
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows a significant improvement in drought conditions in Alabama and northern Georgia as recent rains have brought relief to many areas. All of the D4 exceptional drought is now gone, and areas of extreme, severe and moderate drought have all been reduced. Drought conditions in southern Georgia and in Florida have…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows quite a bit of rain across the Southeast with the exception of parts of Florida. Most of it will fall in the next two days. This should help to reduce the drought conditions in the worst-hit areas, although it could expand in the areas that don’t get rain this…